feat: native companion mobile app #3221

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opened 2025-11-11 15:26:00 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 6 comments
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Originally created by @tjbck on GitHub (Jan 9, 2025).

#8262

Originally created by @tjbck on GitHub (Jan 9, 2025). #8262
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@moodler commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2025):

A companion issue: improve the web interface on mobile browsers. Perhaps we can work on the UI for both at the same time?

This how it looks now (it works but it's very small and pokey to use)

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@moodler commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2025): A companion issue: improve the web interface on mobile browsers. Perhaps we can work on the UI for both at the same time? This how it looks now (it works but it's very small and pokey to use) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/97b04429-65e1-4d88-8700-817eebcc903b)
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@Anaphylaxis commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2025):

This how it looks now (it works but it's very small and pokey to use)

I agree, the send button could be made larger although I haven't really had difficulty pressing the button myself
Would like a manual refresh button, on iOS if you lock the phone closing the app and opening it again is basically required for it to update

@Anaphylaxis commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2025): > This how it looks now (it works but it's very small and pokey to use) I agree, the send button could be made larger although I haven't really had difficulty pressing the button myself Would like a manual refresh button, on iOS if you lock the phone closing the app and opening it again is basically required for it to update
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@DrShadow34 commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2025):

Adding to this discussion, I have problems on firefox. UI often "pushes" away top bar and url bar gets in the way of message input window. Native app would be a much better solution, than dealing with this problems due to incorrectly behaving web view.

@DrShadow34 commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2025): Adding to this discussion, I have problems on firefox. UI often "pushes" away top bar and url bar gets in the way of message input window. Native app would be a much better solution, than dealing with this problems due to incorrectly behaving web view.
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@SadmL commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025):

As Android user I'm using Native Alpha as workaround for waiting official (any sort of) app.

@SadmL commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025): As Android user I'm using [Native Alpha](https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.cylonid.nativealpha) as workaround for waiting official (any sort of) app.
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@SadmL commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025):

Firefox and it forks has PWA support as noticed here https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/8262#issuecomment-2915115345

@SadmL commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025): Firefox and it forks has PWA support as noticed here https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/8262#issuecomment-2915115345
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@lee-b commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2025):

https://github.com/cogwheel0/conduit is doing a decent job of this. It's directly talking to Open-WebUI (not just OpenAI APIs, for example), is quite functional so far, with even bluetooth calling to an extent. Does have some voice call bugs that it's still working through, but that's it's young, and progressing rapidly. Maybe worth a look, and maybe worth collaboration.

Disclaimer: not affiliated, though I have been a happy user of that app and filed some issues on it.

@lee-b commented on GitHub (Nov 6, 2025): https://github.com/cogwheel0/conduit is doing a decent job of this. It's directly talking to Open-WebUI (not just OpenAI APIs, for example), is quite functional so far, with even bluetooth calling to an extent. Does have some voice call bugs that it's still working through, but that's it's young, and progressing rapidly. Maybe worth a look, and maybe worth collaboration. Disclaimer: not affiliated, though I have been a happy user of that app and filed some issues on it.
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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#3221